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Lebanonnonnnnn…Human. Culture, Nature, and Youth Empowerment through ICT and Human Rights Education
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Unique experience I passed through my visit to Lebanon (last week), it was work, as (UNDP-ICTDAR) was a partner in a project there.

I was touched by everything there…and really get confused!!
The ppl are awesome on the personal level… Lebanese ppl love life, have sense of humor, hospitable, kind, friendly, love dance and jokes…

The country its natures just like a piece of heaven …

BUT..and there is always BUT…I don't know why all these conflicts over there between the different parties….and the issue of denominationalisms as well !!

I went there as "Human Rights" Trainer for young youth in a project aiming to engage young youth from all Lebanon in a peace project ,
the "TAWASOOL-Youth ICT Boot Camp-Lebanon", which took place in the "University of Balamand" and organized by "iJMA3". The campers took courses on Microsoft Unlimited Potential, Consensus, Red Cross lecture, and sure my organization "UNDP-ICTDAR" … the camp was so interesting and different, where campers had the opportunity to have fun, play sports, watch movies.

By the first day, I get touched by their wonderful spirit and I noticed that everybody is avoiding some kind of topics…
Later on, I realized that the organizing committee asked them and their parents to not get involved in religion nor politics..

Yess …this was good in some kind of aspects and has its negative points as well,

Good: the young youth get involved with each other forgetting their differences and focus on their common bonds as human and Lebanese youth.
Negative Point: that they didn't choose this but they forced not to declare their selves freely….

But in my sessions I broke these golden rules for sure :D

@ the very beginning I asked for open space where trainees can sit on floor and that the materials will be activity based. Through games and fun activities we all get engaged in religion and politics

I was amazed by the Lebanese spirit in conflict management activities..The participants were creative especially that they liked this style of learning, when they sit as groups, and deal with each other in a more friendly and informal way. As Lebanese they got everything to celebrate life, and their spirit gave unique spirit to the sessions …

In my first session the organizing committee didn't believe what I am doing, they were standing watching ….and saying like "oh poor girl..you don't know what you are gonna do with ur self…don't don't get involved in such things..you are in Lebanon" and some of the other trainers asked the trainer from the "Red Cross" to be ready ..just in case for any broken necks or something …:))

But on the contrary the young participants were awesome, a lot of things raised up, and the best thing was that they opened their hearts and spoke up and shared with me a lot of things…how challenges could we face in reall life…

Some of the participants mentioned how they don't feel any problem to share and talk with other parties but because of their surroundings may be it will be little difficult to solve issues…and so on when it comes to electioneering many times..
And this was quite true, I touched it my self, on the personal level they are gr8 ppl but when it comes to denominationalism you will see the big disaster..

The young ppl who I met there, were quite open minded, well cultured, may be this caused by the current situation in Lebanon which created unique generation …they are not kids any more..they are mature, the politics in their daily life changed them..some times I was little bit alarmed from their arguments in our sessions through games and activities…

This generation will create a new Lebanon..I pray to visit Lebanon after 15 years from now …as I am looking forward to see "how this generation will do" …Lebanon is changing …and this generation has a lot to share and give….but hopefully to be for good….

in order to help this generation to do something, we have to step aside and give them a real chance for dialogue and not to be over protecting...and stop hiding behinde our fingers...lets face our challanges and put hand together to solve our issues

I love Lebanon..and miss every body there…and I wanna be there again soooooooooooon…

August 26, 2008 | 4:00 AM Comments  0 comments

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my own words on a paper "which I don't totally agree" with.. !!
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what's a funny thing that you found someone is establishing his work and urgue pointing to something u wrotesaidmentioned..etc

and you know that heshe is quite true in some points..BUT ..just....you are fromm the Other party :D

"Adam Slizewski" -in his paper "Sustainable Development of Egypt"-http://facweb.furman.edu/~dstanford/a43/a43papers06/slizewski.htm

which i found it today on the internet by chance while I am working on a new paper :))

in his mentioned paper, which is about "A study of Egypt’s economy includes the history of the country, along with current demographics, economic policies, and sustainable development issues."

I like much how he drew his thesis map and how he introduced the topic...gr8 work indeed......

AND ..YEssss...he said some of what mentioned here.....in my paper:
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection_egypt.pdf

BUT....

and there is always ..BUT :)))

what he mentioned about "Abdl Nasser" and his era: i got alot of points about:"Under Nasser’s rule, the Egyptian people were oppressed. Nasser led a regime very characteristic of a tyrant such as imprisoning people without trail. The economy was also characteristic of a third world country in that it was very dependent upon one commodity: cotton. After Nasser’s death, Anwar el-Sadat became President."

I believe that Nasser got mistakes...but many ppl loved him, and if u doubt about that "see his funeral" and how it was,....and check this day in egypt's history

and about "Anwer Al.Sadat" in the paper looks like a prophet : my self i see Sadat was not so angle :D
we still facing some problems from Sadat's economic revolution, many of his actions were sudden & unexpected with no counsels..etc

yess, Sadat did alot of gr8 thing...but Nasser too did !!

sooooooo...nooooowwwww...I am reading the article...and just saying...funny world :P

April 27, 2008 | 8:02 PM Comments  0 comments

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she is my legend..
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yess ..she is...can't forget her...she was something and still,,,,,every day we meet new ppl from here and there..but some of them u can't forget ever..

some ppl just don't live the life..but they make a change...many times we can say that they create it...they r making a history,development's actors and factors...,the world moves round them..

we meet some kind of ppl from time to time..but she was the legend..can't forget her..years passed and no one can take her throne of respect

don't know am lucky to meet her..or not coz i can't be there where i can learn more from her mihrab...learned much from her..gained alot..despite of the distance...

few years ago she made me stopped to review my life..belives..look..till this moment can't forget her words ...her look..her way of thinking..
while me am the same can't change my way despite i know she is absolutely right...some closed ppl keep telling me that i already changed (my thinking is not the same,,my life,,,even my paths ...started all over from the scratch...all ..i turned round,,and left old paths behind) which makes me wonder

wonder can i be like her someday ..is that logic to be a copy of someone else,,,or am doing it in my own way...and may be some day i'll make history as well.....

can i meet her again...wish i can..wanna talk to her..wanna thank her..wanna kill her....wanna ask her: what is the ****** u did to my mind...

November 29, 2007 | 10:15 AM Comments